Oil settles lower, but pares much of its earlier losses as traders look to threat of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela

Oil futures fall on Wednesday, but pare much of their earlier losses by the settlement as traders looked to the possibility of U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil, which could lead to a tighter market......»»

Brent crude prices steadied on Friday, paring earlier losses as Middle East tensions erupted again after the United States added new sanctions on Iran in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week......»»

Stocks closed lower Monday, paring earlier losses after President Donald Trump threatened over Twitter to hike tarif.....»»

Oil futures waver between losses and gains, supported by the threat of disruptions to supply from U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil, but also pressured by the potential for lower global demand on the heels of U.S.-China trade tensions......»»

Oil futures climb Friday, poised to recoup losses from a day earlier, but remain are on track for a weekly loss, with pressure tied in part to signs of progress toward a restoration of the Iran nuclear deal that would lift sanctions against Tehran......»»

Oil prices head lower on Wednesday, with gasoline futures leading the losses in the sector as traders parsed U.S. government data showing a more-than-3-million-barrel decline in crude inventories, and a bigger-than-expected climb in gasoline inventories......»»

Oil futures end higher Monday, shaking off earlier losses, with traders expecting shipping delays to persist, even as one of the world's largest container vessels has been freed in the Suez Canal......»»

Oil futures marked a third straight decline on Tuesday, with U.S. benchmark crude trading below later-dated futures, as traders bet that domestic crude supplies climbed for a fourth week in a row in the wake of last month's Texas deep freeze......»»

Oil futures shake off earlier losses Thursday after a U.S. government report showed a fourth straight weekly decline in domestic inventories, as traders weighed the impact of the deep freeze in Texas on energy production and demand......»»

Oil futures finished lower on Thursday, giving up earlier gains as traders continued to we.....»»

Gold futures head lower on Tuesday, but trade off the session’s worst levels after data revealed that U.S. consumer confidence suffered a record drop in April......»»

Stocks ended higher Friday as oil prices clawed back even more of their historic losses from earlier in the week and as traders weighed the prospects of a potential coronavirus treatment from Gilead Sciences......»»

Stocks ended higher Friday as oil prices clawed back even more of their historic losses from earlier in the week and as traders weighed the prospects of a potential coronavirus treatment from Gilead Sciences......»»

Shares of Halliburton Co. fell 4.4% in premarket trading, but pared earlier losses of as much as 7.7%, after the oil services company reported first-quarter results that beat expectations. The company swung to a net loss.....»»

Oil futures traded lower Thursday, giving up earlier gains, as news reports said Saudi Ar.....»»

Oil futures give up earlier gains on Tuesday to settle lower, pressured after a U.S. government report lowered its price forecasts for this year and next and as traders weighed prospects for a global output cut when major producers meet later this week......»»

Stock-index futures point to a lower start for U.S. markets as investors weighed a March employment report that showed far steeper job losses than expected......»»

U.S. stock markets Friday afternoon were trading sharply lower but of their ugliest levels after Fed .....»»

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Gold futures settled modestly lower on Tuesday, with some s.....»»